We were so thrilled when we opened our mailboxes to find the latest edition of industry trade bible Event Marketer Magazine and our client gracing the cover. OK, so maybe we knew this was going to happen, but to see the fruits of an incredible partnership with our awesome client come to life in print is just killer. Read on to learn more about how once again, PepsiCo took their Super Bowl sponsorship to the next level…

PepsiCo Showcases All New Experiences at Super Bowl 50

Senior Director of Marketing at Pepsico Todd Kaplan

As we approached the lower level food court of the Moscone Center in San Francisco, home to Super Bowl 50’s NFL Experience, we suddenly saw the bubbles—lots and lots of bubbles.

They were all coming from the PepsiCo F!ZZ experience. Futuristic and sleek, the pop-up environment—designed by PepsiCo’s in-house Design & Innovation division and produced by MKTG —was used to promote the company’s new F!ZZ beverage concept. There was a winding walkway, a dj pumping fresh tunes, an animated emcee busting neon shades and yes, bubbles.

“If Willy Wonka had a soda shop, it would have been F!ZZ,” says PepsiCo senior director of marketing Todd Kaplan. Kaplan is energetic. Bubbly, himself. He looks up at the activation. “I mean, look at this!” he says.

That pep in his step goes beyond the colorful soda concoction topped with sprinkles he’s sipping from a plastic orb. The F!ZZ experience is just one part of the company’s new strategy to change how consumers view and consider its soda and snacks. And just one element of PepsiCo’s multifaceted and multi-brand presence at Super Bowl 50, from the NFL Experience to Pier 70’s Kola House to the high-profile sponsorship of the Halftime Show. In the modular footprint at Moscone (handled by MKTG, New York City), consumers selected a “base” flavor shot dispensed using PepsiCo’s new touchscreen platform Spire.